AKB0048: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

At the start of the 21st century, an interplanetary war broke out. Earth's ecosystem was severely damaged, and humanity was forced to flee the planet. On several planets of this new society, things that ‘disturb the heart' like music and art are forbidden. That is, until AKB0048 is resurrected...

Series details

• Title: AKB0048
• Format: Animation
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Anime, Music, Science-Fiction
• Premiere date: 2012-04-29
• Final broadcast date listed: 2013-03-30
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: TV Kanagawa
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 25 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 16636
• IMDb ID: tt2245880
• TVDB ID: 257890

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2012-04-29; final listed air date 2012-07-22; episode order: 13.
• Season 2: premiered 2013-01-06; final listed air date 2013-03-30; episode order: 13.

Source and licence

Adapted from AKB0048 on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.